Bootsy Collins will play 'a real Bootsy show' in Cincinnati for the first time since 1995.

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Chris Varias
| Enquirer contributor

It seems as if the larger-than-life funk-music pioneer is always in the public eye and keeping busy, whether appearing at an event in his hometown of Cincinnati or collaborating with music stars of all stripes on TV, in concert or on a record.

So it was odd to hear Collins point out that he hasn't played a proper show in Cincinnati in 18 years. ...